Thumbprint Cellars Founder/Winemaker Scott Lindstrom-Dake majored in Fine Arts and studied Art History in Florence, Italy in College. Upon returning home from his first travels Scott decided to turn his inspiration toward winemaking. After bottling and consuming most of their inaugural 1995 vintage wines, Erica insisted Scott sign some bottles with a gold ink pen she provided to gift to friends for the holidays. The pen malfunctioned and spewed gold ink onto one of the bottle. Scott cleverly used his thumb to wipe up the dripping gold ink then inadvertently placed it on one of the other bottles. Scott’s gold thumbprint soon emblazoned each of these wine bottles which they lovingly gave to their friends.
This passion for wine coupled with their passion for travel has led the Lindstrom-Dake’s to many of the world’s premier wine regions. Erica and Scott look forward to sharing their stories, experiences, knowledge and their thumbprint wines with everyone lucky enough to be traveling with them.
Bon Voyage!